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Russell HartMeet Russell Hart

Russell M. Hart is a native North Dakotan who has spent more than forty years as a ministerial member of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served parishes in Altoona, suburban Harrisburg and York before becoming Director of the Center For Spiritual Formation in l995. He and his wife Dorene have been married since 1969. Their daughter Linda lives in Florida.

Dr. Hart received a Ph. B. degree in l966 from the University of North Dakota, a M. Div. From Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington D.C., in 1970 and a D.Min. from United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, in 1979. In 1984 he perceived a call to become an iconographer and subsequently received formal training at Mt. Angel Abbey, Oregon, from Charles Rhorbacher, in 1989, and l'Ecole Russe de St. George, Meudon, France, from Egon Sendler (Pere Igor), in 1991.

Russell Has authored three books, two of which relate directly with iconography, and one concerning the mystic way:

The Icon Through Western Eyes, Templegate Publishers, Springfield, IL, 1991. ISBN:0-87243-186-X.

Crossing The Border: An Introduction To the Practice Of Christian Mysticism,
Templegate Publishers, Springfield, IL, 1993. ISBN: 0-87243-197-5.

Communing With the Saints, Templegate Publishers, Springfield, IL, 1994, ISBN: 0-87243-203-3
En Comunion con los Santos [Spanish translation of the above] Publicado por convenio con Templegate Publishers, (c) 2002, Neo Person, Alquimia, 6, 28933 Mostoles [Madrid]

Dr. Hart is a contributor to the Upper Room Dictionary of Christian Spiritual Formation and A Guide To Prayer For All Who Seek God. He is also on the faculty of the Center's Ministry of Spiritual Direction program and its Lay Seminary.  He also leads spiritual retreats and local church consultations throughout the Northeast.


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